2. Penn State University President Rodney Erickson denied Wednesday that the glare of the national media or a public outcry forced the ousters of former university President Graham Spanier and football coach Joe Paterno in the wake of a child sexual abuse scandal that has engulfed the Big Ten school.

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3. Jerry Sandusky's lawyer says a plea deal may be possible, but they're not throwing in the towel quite yet, the Patriot-News reports.
"That could happen if more allegations come forth and Jerry gets to the point where he realizes fighting against more than the original allegations might be a real uphill battle," lawyer Joe Amendola said.

4. Gov. Tom Corbett's privatization task force is going to focus on booze privatization -- an issue that was supposed to be outside its original mandate, Capitolwire reports.